Encounter for Culture and Education

Encounter for Culture and Education (ECE) describes itself as "a tax exempt, non profit corporation". One of its main activities is as a publisher of conservative books by way of its Encounter Books. NB: this group has no website or references to who are the principals. It is simply a shell company to enable accounting and legal/tax benefits.

Funding
Media Transparency estimate that ECE has received 70 grants totalling $4.638 million between 1991 and 2002 from a handful of conservative foundations including the: Source plus other groups involved.
 * John M. Olin Foundation
 * Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation
 * Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
 * Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation
 * Philip M. McKenna Foundation